[Completed] Legend of the Five Knights III: Song of Divine Wrath

Episode 66: Underlying Truth

I pulled back my arms and struck my barrier, deflecting the beams back into the ground.

The demon gasped. "Where is this surge of power coming from?

"That stupid father of mine. What is he hiding? I'll find it all out," I said as I descended back to the ground. I raised my right arm in front of me. "But first, I'm going to finish you off, uncle."

He laughed. "Uncle? We aren't even sure if we're related to begin with. That said, if you are my family, then we should be working together, not fighting. Come, aid us in fulfilling our people's destiny of conquering Zionia!"

"What destiny? Our people's destiny is to be destroyed and sent into the lake of fire!"

"We will fight against that fate! We will crush the angels and their divine couple! We are the masters of our own fate, not those doves and their foolish gods!"

I shook my head. "The only foolish one I see here is you."

"How dare you. I was contemplating letting you live, but not anymore," he said as black water started to seep out of his wings. "You'll regret your actions in the depths of the realm of the dead!"

"The one who will be regretting their actions is you," I said, dashing forward and giving him a punch square in the gut. I watched as 'uncle' slammed into the base of the mountain where I had first detected his presence.

I jumped into the air and rushed forward, but before I could land another punch, the demon got up and met it with one of his own. A shock-wave echoed across the valley, sending birds and other critters fleeing in all directions

"Is this power all coming out of the anger toward your father?" the demon asked, amused. He snickered as he flew up. "You must really hate that man. Wish I could meet the guy myself to see why that is."

"He abandoned my mother and me. My mom, who had helped him when he couldn't even remember a thing. The one who nursed him back to health. He repaid her by cheating on her with that witch! That's reason enough for me to hate him!"

"So that's it, betrayal," the demon said as he cupped his hands. He smirked. "A classic."

I zipped around him as a glob of dark water appeared between his palms. "Don't smile at the misery of others," I whispered before kicking him in the back.

I watched as the demon plummeted toward the earth. I stared at my fists in disbelief. Was this power truly mine? When had I grown this powerful?

"Like I said, this power is coming from your rage," a voice rang out from the crater. The demon rose from the ground. His helmet had fallen off, revealing swept-back blond hair. "Our emotions are the source of our power. The doves can tap into it too, but they tend to refuse it. Or at least they claim they do. In reality, the Zionians are nothing but hypocrites. They are as much sinners as we demons are."